tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68839924570856152342016-09-07T21:31:42.207-07:00BirdBoyA blog with pictures and details of birding adventures. Mainly photographing birds of prey including hawks, eagles, and owls.BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-61780374877094639412011-05-26T15:15:00.000-07:002011-05-26T15:18:53.287-07:00Memorial Day VermontI am heading up to vermont on saturday to do annual birding with the bestest uncle in the world, uncle Michael. He has a cabin in southwest vermont, with tons of birds in his backyard. We are also planning to go to the North East Kingdom. Last year we broke 100 birds for the weekend. This year some target species include:<br /><br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Golden Winged warbler</li><br /><li>Bicknells thrush</li><br /><li>Mourning warbler</li><br /><li>Cape May warbler</li></ul>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-63803318189249406512011-04-12T15:28:00.000-07:002011-04-12T15:46:41.119-07:00Update<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>I apologize for the lack of a recent post. I am done some awesome birding including cape may in fall, sea ducks in winter, and a trip to costa rica. I have all sorts of pictures to post. In August I did some awesome shorebirding with my Uncle, including a trip to plum island massachussets. white rumped sand pipers were very numerous, and gave good identification looks. At one shorbird stop we were treated by a peregrine falcon divebombing yellowlegs !</div><br /><div><span style="color:#6633ff;">PEREGRINE FALCON</span></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gf1horGGlqg/TaTUNCIeKWI/AAAAAAAAAnY/tusXmKGy_Pc/s1600/peregrine2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594829957476788578" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gf1horGGlqg/TaTUNCIeKWI/AAAAAAAAAnY/tusXmKGy_Pc/s400/peregrine2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are some more recent pictures. I have so many to post, especially the hundreds from Costa Rica.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j_SCH8VaqY4/TaTVDIIm33I/AAAAAAAAAno/i059HW47Sfo/s1600/barnegat0006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594830886800908146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j_SCH8VaqY4/TaTVDIIm33I/AAAAAAAAAno/i059HW47Sfo/s400/barnegat0006.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U-qCPB7fybw/TaTVNzH1NUI/AAAAAAAAAnw/-OZ8ySSJap8/s1600/barnegatt0006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594831070139069762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U-qCPB7fybw/TaTVNzH1NUI/AAAAAAAAAnw/-OZ8ySSJap8/s400/barnegatt0006.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-Ps29hq5l0/TaTVC-y3rcI/AAAAAAAAAng/ELHawa6KAI4/s1600/BE0001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594830884293815746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-Ps29hq5l0/TaTVC-y3rcI/AAAAAAAAAng/ELHawa6KAI4/s400/BE0001.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Fine One Costa Rica Teaser</div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tLz6aKDxkUg/TaTWFpHUHpI/AAAAAAAAAn4/ZxHeQZLDnto/s1600/costarica56.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832029525221010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tLz6aKDxkUg/TaTWFpHUHpI/AAAAAAAAAn4/ZxHeQZLDnto/s400/costarica56.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-49279345537804466412010-07-10T20:39:00.000-07:002010-07-29T11:10:18.326-07:00Northeast Kingdom-VermontSorry for the lack of posts. Here is a trip I took back on Memorial day Weekend.<br /><br />I went into this spring migration with the confidence I would be able to identify tons of warblers and migratory birds. I listened to calls nearly every day, and believed I knew everything. I had a humbling experience when My uncle brought me birding in Vermont. He is amazing with his calls and knowledge. He knew almost every call of every bird wether it be thrush, flycatcher,vireo,or warbler. Together with my knowledge and his, we ended the weekend with 98 species! It was awesome as I picked up 2 lifers. We started at a cabin in southern vermont where I had my post from last year. We had most of the same species as last year, except we picked up <strong>Olive sided flycatcher</strong> which has the infamous, quick three beers call. The road with the cabin has enough birds alone, to keep me busy for a weekend. There were b<strong>lack throated green,black throated blue,blackburnian, and chesnut sided warblers</strong> all over the place. Here are some of my shots!!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx24CDSdFI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Ki4VDl_ODR8/s1600/b13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493396350480577618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx24CDSdFI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Ki4VDl_ODR8/s400/b13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx231wtkJI/AAAAAAAAAlw/hfpocVj4gt0/s1600/b12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493396347181437074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx231wtkJI/AAAAAAAAAlw/hfpocVj4gt0/s400/b12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx23eeteBI/AAAAAAAAAlo/_FdzA_o_BSA/s1600/b11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493396340931917842" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx23eeteBI/AAAAAAAAAlo/_FdzA_o_BSA/s400/b11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx38pl-7TI/AAAAAAAAAmg/SDnGM4rjc4g/s1600/b18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397529326185778" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx38pl-7TI/AAAAAAAAAmg/SDnGM4rjc4g/s400/b18.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx3wZNDmUI/AAAAAAAAAmY/ad3MZTY9Zr4/s1600/b17.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397318768236866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx3wZNDmUI/AAAAAAAAAmY/ad3MZTY9Zr4/s400/b17.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After a day of birding around the cabin we made a 4 hour drive up to the Northeast kingdom. The Northeast kingdom is a part of the boreal forest which jets down into vermont. Because of this, it gives a unique chance of seeing rare birds, not normally seen breeding in the U.S. Our target spot was Moose Bog. It is well known for boreal species including <strong>spruce grouse,boreal chicadee,black backed woodpecker, and other warblers,magnolia,nashville, canada</strong>. We got magnolia, nashville, black backed woodpecker(lifer). It was awesome. the habitat is completely different than that of westchester NY. There were all sorts of cool mosses and plants.The next stop was silvio O conte NWR. It was a huge reservation with tons of birds. We ate lunch listening to a mourning warbler. We walked down dirt roads, with fir and spruce trees on both sides. There had to be thousands of nashville and magnolia warblers. Along one of the roads,we had <strong>boreal chicadee</strong> which is another lifer bird. We also got good looks at a canada warbler. One of my favorite birds, but always elusive. It was one of the best birding weekends I've had, and looking forward to next memorial day to do it again. Still need that Cape May for life list!!!!!!Hopefully my Uncle will read this and decide to bring me to Arizona my senior year!!!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx4FLgjQeI/AAAAAAAAAm4/yVjY3LJf_Mc/s1600/b111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397675869159906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx4FLgjQeI/AAAAAAAAAm4/yVjY3LJf_Mc/s400/b111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx4El3qEvI/AAAAAAAAAmw/4HuIm_v5xZU/s1600/b110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397665765528306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx4El3qEvI/AAAAAAAAAmw/4HuIm_v5xZU/s400/b110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx39b3OAnI/AAAAAAAAAmo/eGeLzk-xz-U/s1600/b19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397542820250226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx39b3OAnI/AAAAAAAAAmo/eGeLzk-xz-U/s400/b19.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is a picture I took at Moose Bog. This was where the Black Backed Woodpecker was hanging out.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx3vwjbx8I/AAAAAAAAAmQ/nVm_jLrmLKw/s1600/b16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493397307856242626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx3vwjbx8I/AAAAAAAAAmQ/nVm_jLrmLKw/s400/b16.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx25XWVOhI/AAAAAAAAAmI/VWjVvP_bVtQ/s1600/b15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493396373377464850" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx25XWVOhI/AAAAAAAAAmI/VWjVvP_bVtQ/s400/b15.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx24iXgEgI/AAAAAAAAAmA/w50vJvBpTko/s1600/b14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493396359155290626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/TDx24iXgEgI/AAAAAAAAAmA/w50vJvBpTko/s400/b14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This blue headed vireo was in the heart of the bog. You can see lichens growing on the trees. </div><div></div><div>On the last day of the trip we headed up to Okemo Mountain. Commonly known as a skiing destination in the wintertime, Okemo becomes a wonderful place to bird in the spring. All birds are habitat specific making them unique to different areas. For example worm eating warblers like wooded slopes. Hooded warblers like thick understory, and there are birds that call mountains their home. For example the Bicknells thrush. That was our target bird for the Okemo expedition. Unfortunatelly for me, but fortunally for my uncle, he would have to wake me up at 5 to get their early to possibly hear the bird. Uncle Michael likes to make waking up an eventful and fun process. Anyways we got to the mountain early and started walking to the top. You can drive up making it a lot easier than hiking the whole way. As we started walking we heard many birds, including magnolia warbler,winter wren, purple finch,sapsuckers,but no thrushes. Another cool addition to the list of the weekend was a Blackpoll warbler which is another bird of high altitude. Its always nice to see birds in their habitat. My uncle also taught me how to tell the purple finch apart from a house finch call. It was alot of fun :) </div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-51019401537232155082010-05-10T11:49:00.000-07:002010-05-10T11:52:54.572-07:00More central park<div>Went to central park last friday again!! Another great day with some awesome species. had wilson warbler and Bay breasted warbler!!! Also had my favorite magnolia warbler. I got some nice shots. I am ordering a flash that I hope will make warbler shots even easier. Here are some pictures i got</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV1SqEtAI/AAAAAAAAAlg/_KZs8LP1TZA/s1600/cp27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469716121471202306" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV1SqEtAI/AAAAAAAAAlg/_KZs8LP1TZA/s400/cp27.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV0hzuyeI/AAAAAAAAAlY/T5ZaQ1Ttut4/s1600/cp26.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469716108358371810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 397px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV0hzuyeI/AAAAAAAAAlY/T5ZaQ1Ttut4/s400/cp26.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV0E2RYYI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/SITzQdlH_tk/s1600/cp25.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469716100584399234" style="WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hV0E2RYYI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/SITzQdlH_tk/s400/cp25.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hVz_7K5WI/AAAAAAAAAlI/SRXbMhVBdwI/s1600/cp6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469716099262768482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hVz_7K5WI/AAAAAAAAAlI/SRXbMhVBdwI/s400/cp6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hVzc4AkdI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ExlCIKhyPBQ/s1600/cp2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469716089854267858" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S-hVzc4AkdI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ExlCIKhyPBQ/s400/cp2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-87645823308338488972010-05-02T17:18:00.000-07:002010-05-02T17:26:52.277-07:00may 2nd Central park<div>Today I went down to Central Park for some may warbler birding. Following reports from the past two days I had high expectations. They came through with 18 species of warbler. The highlights were lifer <strong>blackpoll</strong> and <strong>cerulean warbler. </strong>We also had 2 <strong>blackburnian</strong> and 10+ <strong>nashville warblers</strong>. Got some ok pictures, more document shots of cerulean blackpoll and nashville. I am hoping to go again soon and will be sure to post what I see</div><br /><div>Heres list</div><div>Blackburnian</div><div>cerulean</div><div>y rumped</div><div>Black throated blue </div><div>" " green</div><div>parula</div><div>prarie</div><div>blue winged</div><div>worm eating</div><div>nashville</div><div>yellow</div><div>ovenbird</div><div>northern waterthrush</div><div>blackpoll</div><div>palm</div><div>common yellowthroat</div><div>redstart</div><div>b+white</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94X0D6alaI/AAAAAAAAAkw/Wb8EPsdNvB8/s1600/war25.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466833180845315490" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94X0D6alaI/AAAAAAAAAkw/Wb8EPsdNvB8/s400/war25.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzuqgdmI/AAAAAAAAAko/rUoXuHw-0mo/s1600/war24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466833175141447266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzuqgdmI/AAAAAAAAAko/rUoXuHw-0mo/s400/war24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzniL9hI/AAAAAAAAAkg/hd5RmfmH_IE/s1600/war23.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466833173227501074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzniL9hI/AAAAAAAAAkg/hd5RmfmH_IE/s400/war23.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzfcwtXI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FYgssAnTyEc/s1600/war22.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466833171057259890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 374px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzfcwtXI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FYgssAnTyEc/s400/war22.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzKTp2tI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/lQ7kO-cdCqs/s1600/war21.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466833165381917394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S94XzKTp2tI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/lQ7kO-cdCqs/s400/war21.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-48456511916472465472010-04-25T13:37:00.001-07:002010-04-25T13:41:49.247-07:00Long Island Birds<div>Went down to Long island yesterday. First stop was Heampstead Lake state park. We went for migrants but found nothing. I did find a blue gray knatccatcher nest which is pretty fun to watch. We were there on the 25th last year and had around 5 warblers. Aftere striking out at Hempstead we traveled to Oceanside marine study area. There are always birds there. We had yellow crowned night herons, tree swallows, osprey, yellowlegs,pectoral sandpiper. I got some pretty decent pictures. I hate this time of year where the sun gets so high in the sky. </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So1QLrW-I/AAAAAAAAAkI/qHpt0kY_JS4/s1600/war5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464177880737733602" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So1QLrW-I/AAAAAAAAAkI/qHpt0kY_JS4/s400/war5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So1I93TqI/AAAAAAAAAkA/zCijKOFh8cE/s1600/war4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464177878800748194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So1I93TqI/AAAAAAAAAkA/zCijKOFh8cE/s400/war4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So0X2FtqI/AAAAAAAAAj4/Scg91uFqztY/s1600/war3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464177865614800546" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9So0X2FtqI/AAAAAAAAAj4/Scg91uFqztY/s400/war3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9SozrrgbxI/AAAAAAAAAjw/7gjovbUnA2I/s1600/war2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464177853759254290" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9SozrrgbxI/AAAAAAAAAjw/7gjovbUnA2I/s400/war2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9Soy9r4TNI/AAAAAAAAAjo/6kCvqnIWNPo/s1600/war1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464177841412787410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S9Soy9r4TNI/AAAAAAAAAjo/6kCvqnIWNPo/s400/war1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-61549959392190705212010-04-16T17:36:00.000-07:002010-04-16T17:42:46.026-07:00Early warbler<div>Palm warblers are always one of the first warblers to reach Ny state. I also have had pine warblers singing in my backyard lately. These shots are of a Palm warbler that is almost in fully breeding plumage. Soon the warblers will arrive in numbers and BirdBoy will be doing work. Expect a lot of pictures this may. </div><div>My schedule</div><div>early may-central park a few times</div><div>mid may-capemay weekend </div><div>end of may- northern vermont</div><br /><br /><div>B1rdBoy</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDyuiWvOI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UwhCa420kWs/s1600/palm3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460900193183907042" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDyuiWvOI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UwhCa420kWs/s400/palm3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDyGkg2HI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ebDZK8wCNYs/s1600/palm2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460900182455539826" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDyGkg2HI/AAAAAAAAAjY/ebDZK8wCNYs/s400/palm2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDxvD2BwI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/mAm5ZlQtnrs/s1600/palm1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460900176144500482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S8kDxvD2BwI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/mAm5ZlQtnrs/s400/palm1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-78702125875460623792010-03-28T13:22:00.000-07:002010-03-28T13:26:35.288-07:00florida pictures<div>Hello, I am sorry for the late post. Here are my shots from Florida Keys. There are so many I didnt know how to post them. So what I will do is post the link to the flickr set, and post a few teaser pictures on here :p Below is link to the florida pictures</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30566773@N08/sets/72157623372845231/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/30566773@N08/sets/72157623372845231/</a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7XVNEmGI/AAAAAAAAAjI/72BiGR2e-Xo/s1600/keys00057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783683272317026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7XVNEmGI/AAAAAAAAAjI/72BiGR2e-Xo/s400/keys00057.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7XPK2Z-I/AAAAAAAAAjA/ikhECNUTL38/s1600/keys00042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783681652385762" style="WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7XPK2Z-I/AAAAAAAAAjA/ikhECNUTL38/s400/keys00042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7W3wMmKI/AAAAAAAAAi4/OWiMKYVQPKg/s1600/keys00035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783675366578338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7W3wMmKI/AAAAAAAAAi4/OWiMKYVQPKg/s400/keys00035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7Wv9KVoI/AAAAAAAAAiw/GtqHA9bokkI/s1600/keys0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453783673273472642" style="WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S6-7Wv9KVoI/AAAAAAAAAiw/GtqHA9bokkI/s400/keys0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>And here are teasers</div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-65300230891006845422010-02-26T20:27:00.000-08:002010-02-26T20:31:26.761-08:00Backyard shots<div>last week I was in the florida keys for vacation. It was a bird haven, I got 53 shots that are up to a good standard for me and will take a few posts. This post is a catch up from shots I got at my feeder a fews ago. I really like the sapsucker.</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if6izvlWI/AAAAAAAAAio/S8lxb9i9S6A/s1600-h/feeder10006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775977802306914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if6izvlWI/AAAAAAAAAio/S8lxb9i9S6A/s400/feeder10006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if6Q914sI/AAAAAAAAAig/ZtwC__lQ_kQ/s1600-h/feeder10007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775973012824770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if6Q914sI/AAAAAAAAAig/ZtwC__lQ_kQ/s400/feeder10007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if51mcbnI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bIsqcJt_uwY/s1600-h/feeder0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775965666930290" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if51mcbnI/AAAAAAAAAiY/bIsqcJt_uwY/s400/feeder0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if5plU_6I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/lJ-vq28bxTs/s1600-h/feeder10008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775962441023394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if5plU_6I/AAAAAAAAAiQ/lJ-vq28bxTs/s400/feeder10008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if5U6xb8I/AAAAAAAAAiI/k6rZQSvq0SY/s1600-h/feeder0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442775956893822914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S4if5U6xb8I/AAAAAAAAAiI/k6rZQSvq0SY/s400/feeder0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-14397836308288574082010-02-17T07:15:00.001-08:002010-02-17T07:22:27.649-08:00some new shots<div>We finally have off of school this week and I am taking advantage of it. I got lifer red header woodpecker this week, but no shot due to stupidity difficulties. I got my favorite duck in flight the other day. The common goldeneye is hands down one of my favorite ducks. They are so skittish and hard to photograph around here. The other day I was down at the river and I heard this noise looked up and a male and female came whizzing by. I thought i missed them, but they turned back!!! It was cloudy and I had my camera set to AV thinking the camera might be smart, no it shot at 1/4000 of a second. I dont understand why, but weirdly the shots came out alright. Also Im posting some kinfisher shots I got a week ago. They are another tricky bird to get a picture of. Yesterday I got one of my favorite shots I have ever taken. A sapsucker came to my feeder and landed on the tree to pose for me. I had been waiting on my porch for this, and got one shot. Thatll be next post :)</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJmeR66QI/AAAAAAAAAiA/Cvcfnx-DYFU/s1600-h/goldeneye0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439233006524623106" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJmeR66QI/AAAAAAAAAiA/Cvcfnx-DYFU/s400/goldeneye0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJmC-BslI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yz6CGSk0bPc/s1600-h/goldeneye0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232999193424466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJmC-BslI/AAAAAAAAAh4/yz6CGSk0bPc/s400/goldeneye0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJgAlR0VI/AAAAAAAAAhw/gDAySu8qeRk/s1600-h/goldeneye0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232895473537362" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJgAlR0VI/AAAAAAAAAhw/gDAySu8qeRk/s400/goldeneye0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfyig7II/AAAAAAAAAho/zgatTEVXlFQ/s1600-h/king+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232891703848066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfyig7II/AAAAAAAAAho/zgatTEVXlFQ/s400/king+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfhujySI/AAAAAAAAAhg/ToUIlW72J3c/s1600-h/king+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232887190964514" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfhujySI/AAAAAAAAAhg/ToUIlW72J3c/s400/king+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfRHQnUI/AAAAAAAAAhY/W3Ahwr7ER4E/s1600-h/king2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232882731162946" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfRHQnUI/AAAAAAAAAhY/W3Ahwr7ER4E/s400/king2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfeT5B7I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/_viWhf7aiso/s1600-h/kingfisher.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439232886273804210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 352px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S3wJfeT5B7I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/_viWhf7aiso/s400/kingfisher.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-11464731820203331832010-01-31T09:20:00.001-08:002010-01-31T09:26:54.362-08:00duckkkks<div>I have been enjoying shooting(photographing) ducks this winter. Bufflehead ducks are every where but I have yet to get a good picture, up to my standard. I found a redhead duck which is pretty rare around where I live. I really want to get a shot of a Pintail duck, which has been hanging around at the same park. Last weekend I went to point lookout in Long island and got lifer Harlequin and black scoters, great looking ducks. I want to go to Barnegat lighthouse, which is famous for its Harlequin ducks. Hope you enjoy the pictures.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9LQFs6VI/AAAAAAAAAhI/HXx_1SGhZQ0/s1600-h/IMG_9952.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432956526487464274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9LQFs6VI/AAAAAAAAAhI/HXx_1SGhZQ0/s400/IMG_9952.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9LNo7grI/AAAAAAAAAhA/REqSYv-upvA/s1600-h/IMG_0781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432956525829915314" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9LNo7grI/AAAAAAAAAhA/REqSYv-upvA/s400/IMG_0781.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9KtR_2jI/AAAAAAAAAg4/8VJUKD1MRn8/s1600-h/IMG_0668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432956517143796274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S2W9KtR_2jI/AAAAAAAAAg4/8VJUKD1MRn8/s400/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-73319960552081914012010-01-17T11:07:00.000-08:002010-01-17T11:13:36.297-08:00400mm fun!!!<div>Hey everyone. Sorry for the lack in posting. School had been rediculously hard this year. I did get my 400mm though and use it as much as possible. The weather has been great the weekends when I have to to shoot but I have gotten some nice pictures. I got good pictures of red tail, red shoulder hawk, and redhead ducks. I guess its a red thing? Well I will start off with the red tail. Two days after i got my lens, I went to the local croton point park, where I had a close encounter with a red tail last year. Well Again I had a good encounter. I think he likes me :) I still wasnt used to the 400mm but I was getting better holding it, and focusing. well I got so close to this hawk which was sitting on a pole in the field. I litterally had to move back to get the whole hawk in the frame. Here are some shots!!! Can you see the difference in these pictures compared to my old ones, because of the new crazy expensive lens?</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhIrTXv-I/AAAAAAAAAgY/GAdWBnrWpHY/s1600-h/red0005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427788777602400226" style="WIDTH: 337px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhIrTXv-I/AAAAAAAAAgY/GAdWBnrWpHY/s400/red0005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhIdNhj3I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/eOcAdccpYaw/s1600-h/red0002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427788773819780978" style="WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhIdNhj3I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/eOcAdccpYaw/s400/red0002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhHyvkQdI/AAAAAAAAAgI/b3hSTci8D9s/s1600-h/red0001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427788762419839442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhHyvkQdI/AAAAAAAAAgI/b3hSTci8D9s/s400/red0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhHShncnI/AAAAAAAAAgA/xqrDze9U358/s1600-h/400mm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427788753771393650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/S1NhHShncnI/AAAAAAAAAgA/xqrDze9U358/s400/400mm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-72400975056722761112009-12-13T16:34:00.000-08:002009-12-13T16:37:56.073-08:00Countdown begins!!!!<div>This is probably the most exciting post I have made so far.In my recent posts I have talked a bunch about wanting a 400mm f5.6 canon lens. Well Bird-Boy has made a financial plan and is a week away from shootting with a 400mm lens. Hopefully my picture level will increase and I will get some awesome results. I will treat it like a baby.My friend let me use his 400mm f5.6 on my body and it worked awesome:pictures below. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Wish me Luck!</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIyWsqkvI/AAAAAAAAAf4/Gd0pP6m8VD8/s1600-h/harrier3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414884525650645746" style="WIDTH: 386px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIyWsqkvI/AAAAAAAAAf4/Gd0pP6m8VD8/s400/harrier3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIyMps-sI/AAAAAAAAAfw/0lk235Zo1rY/s1600-h/harrier2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414884522953865922" style="WIDTH: 378px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIyMps-sI/AAAAAAAAAfw/0lk235Zo1rY/s400/harrier2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIx3F0KOI/AAAAAAAAAfo/P2KHeN855Tg/s1600-h/harrier1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414884517166196962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SyWIx3F0KOI/AAAAAAAAAfo/P2KHeN855Tg/s400/harrier1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-71687574107956938752009-11-09T18:17:00.001-08:002009-11-09T18:27:22.507-08:00Long--Tailed Duck !!!!!!!!!The feeling is great when you find a rare bird. I went to croton point park and got this magnificent duck. They are mainly found in salt water, but this guy prefers brackish water. Everything played out perfectly. Its a male which is a big plus, and it was close. Most ducks are boring but these and harlequin ducks are my favorite. It was fun watching my dive and swim under water. And again with a converter or 400mm i would have had this duck at the perfect distance.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOAXebIRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/eRiewLmL9ds/s1600-h/ltd3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294258727854354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOAXebIRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/eRiewLmL9ds/s400/ltd3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOAFp2XKI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/7GRiY1Dsf5Y/s1600-h/ltd2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294253943938210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOAFp2XKI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/7GRiY1Dsf5Y/s400/ltd2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjN_1MtAdI/AAAAAAAAAfI/zhDU7DEPPnM/s1600-h/ltd1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294249526723026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 341px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjN_1MtAdI/AAAAAAAAAfI/zhDU7DEPPnM/s400/ltd1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />here is the duck submerging<br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjN_wxGR9I/AAAAAAAAAfA/Xybg5NagQug/s1600-h/IMG_8287_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294248337197010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjN_wxGR9I/AAAAAAAAAfA/Xybg5NagQug/s400/IMG_8287_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Here you can see him underwater...kinda :)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOOBVgrLI/AAAAAAAAAfg/w5FTSOEXXq8/s1600-h/IMG_8281_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402294493303057586" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjOOBVgrLI/AAAAAAAAAfg/w5FTSOEXXq8/s400/IMG_8281_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvjN_mzrOdI/AAAAAAAAAe4/WdYl4zaR8UA/s1600-h/IMG_8287.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-76900701502816501762009-11-04T19:11:00.000-08:002009-11-04T19:16:40.573-08:00Green Heron<div>This summer I took a trip to ocean side marine park. It is pretty much a heron heaven. There are numerous black crowned night herons, green herons, and yellow crowned night herons. I got pictures of all three. The immature black crowned herons are ugly. I got some awesome flight shots of them but they are hideous haha. The green herons are good looking birds. I am thinking of upgrading my camera setup, to maybe a 400mm lens. These shots are taken with canon xsi and 300mm.</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDec3DvNI/AAAAAAAAAew/xIwCsAAmRtg/s1600-h/gh8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400453093592906962" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDec3DvNI/AAAAAAAAAew/xIwCsAAmRtg/s400/gh8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDeEXmKFI/AAAAAAAAAeo/nmqYbAxbJNA/s1600-h/gh7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400453087018494034" style="WIDTH: 348px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDeEXmKFI/AAAAAAAAAeo/nmqYbAxbJNA/s400/gh7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDdw-nhkI/AAAAAAAAAeg/ydtdD5sAl4c/s1600-h/gh6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400453081813452354" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDdw-nhkI/AAAAAAAAAeg/ydtdD5sAl4c/s400/gh6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUpG77oI/AAAAAAAAAeY/vBtjqyUt6Vw/s1600-h/gh5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400452925082037890" style="WIDTH: 361px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUpG77oI/AAAAAAAAAeY/vBtjqyUt6Vw/s400/gh5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUXh507I/AAAAAAAAAeI/AP8RKILvtE4/s1600-h/gh3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400452920363307954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUXh507I/AAAAAAAAAeI/AP8RKILvtE4/s400/gh3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUn9fB9I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/QmJAxceH3bg/s1600-h/gh4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400452924773959634" style="WIDTH: 393px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUn9fB9I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/QmJAxceH3bg/s400/gh4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUHb3stI/AAAAAAAAAeA/qsOdtgrcrbs/s1600-h/gh2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400452916043035346" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDUHb3stI/AAAAAAAAAeA/qsOdtgrcrbs/s400/gh2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDT1RVEKI/AAAAAAAAAd4/5dztgGOs3xg/s1600-h/gh1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400452911166984354" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 191px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SvJDT1RVEKI/AAAAAAAAAd4/5dztgGOs3xg/s400/gh1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-38165645942082103972009-10-24T14:56:00.000-07:002009-10-24T15:01:15.711-07:00blackpoll warbler-lifer<div>I got a lifer this past weekend. A blackpoll warbler! Although it isnt the pretty spring molt, its a good bird. He must have been tired from a long night trip, because he sat on the ground and let me get really close. Heres some pictures :)</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN5AP1DngI/AAAAAAAAAdw/MYn6eLC24PY/s1600-h/IMG_7652_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396289823676014082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN5AP1DngI/AAAAAAAAAdw/MYn6eLC24PY/s400/IMG_7652_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_uH3joI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tack6u6OpFA/s1600-h/IMG_7606_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396289814628109954" style="WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_uH3joI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tack6u6OpFA/s400/IMG_7606_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_kOoJeI/AAAAAAAAAdg/54vyetenqXU/s1600-h/IMG_7607_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396289811972105698" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_kOoJeI/AAAAAAAAAdg/54vyetenqXU/s400/IMG_7607_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_ZPS91I/AAAAAAAAAdY/W1zSnRsNTyI/s1600-h/IMG_7602_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396289809022121810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SuN4_ZPS91I/AAAAAAAAAdY/W1zSnRsNTyI/s400/IMG_7602_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-21681722534691447012009-10-14T17:09:00.000-07:002009-10-14T17:22:37.594-07:00Peregrines-fire island<div><br /><div>Birdboy does have some luck sometimes. I have been to fire 4 times in the past 3 years, and have hit 3 amazing days. Well saturday was another amazing day. The winds were north west so i left my house at 6 30 to get down there. We got there at 8 and the birds started moving. At the end of the day we had a total of <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>65 peregrines!!!!!! </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">that is the second most peregrines that ever flew by the hawk site. Not jut peregrines but a total of </span><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>160 merlins. </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">It was a lot of fun to see these birds. I didnt get amazing photos to post as it never got sunny, but maybe thats why the birds moved.. who knows. But friday night i knew i had to be there. I had a feeling god wanted me to be there. Thanks bud! My soccer practice got cancelled, I found a ride by some birders, it was all looking good! Well the next two weeks are when the adult male merlins move. They call them blue jacks, with there beautiful blue backs. Well here are some of my shots!</span></div><br /><div>We had a good assortment of adult and immature birds. Below are some audlts hsot followed by adults</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqcjx0TlI/AAAAAAAAAdE/z-bHoIUJATU/s1600-h/IMG_7746_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614642695818834" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqcjx0TlI/AAAAAAAAAdE/z-bHoIUJATU/s400/IMG_7746_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqcFFQxfI/AAAAAAAAAc8/1jBSYr_2WdI/s1600-h/IMG_7749_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614634455877106" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqcFFQxfI/AAAAAAAAAc8/1jBSYr_2WdI/s400/IMG_7749_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTyM2MzI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Cfj0Ox2vxnE/s1600-h/IMG_7767_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614491948462898" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTyM2MzI/AAAAAAAAAc0/Cfj0Ox2vxnE/s400/IMG_7767_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTUPO3EI/AAAAAAAAAcs/_4iqtcN3EkY/s1600-h/IMG_7840_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614483905403970" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 352px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTUPO3EI/AAAAAAAAAcs/_4iqtcN3EkY/s400/IMG_7840_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTHtCHwI/AAAAAAAAAck/TzBhj5OB_bg/s1600-h/IMG_7726_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614480540737282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqTHtCHwI/AAAAAAAAAck/TzBhj5OB_bg/s400/IMG_7726_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqStr3DbI/AAAAAAAAAcc/Km0mvmm3kes/s1600-h/IMG_7725_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614473556495794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqStr3DbI/AAAAAAAAAcc/Km0mvmm3kes/s400/IMG_7725_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqSJ35UyI/AAAAAAAAAcU/1Z4WN5KDR84/s1600-h/IMG_7723_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614463943299874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqSJ35UyI/AAAAAAAAAcU/1Z4WN5KDR84/s400/IMG_7723_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Below is a picture my Friend James Vellozzi took at fire island last year. This is a blue jack, the back is a nice gray blue. James takes some awesome raptor photos, and teaches me a lot. His website is jamesvellozzinaturephotography.com<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqw2B332I/AAAAAAAAAdM/Cde_vj4L714/s1600-h/merlinjv.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392614991192383330" style="WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/StZqw2B332I/AAAAAAAAAdM/Cde_vj4L714/s400/merlinjv.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-68843353522627240412009-09-28T05:24:00.000-07:002009-09-28T05:30:54.328-07:00More Merlins<div>Im telling you go to fire island on a north wind and you will get birds. We had 20 merlins and 40 kestrels migrating that day. We also had 7 sharpies, which i have one picture of. The Merlins came in but kestrels are sissy falcons and stay away. One of the merlins was eating on the wing, meaning he was flying while eating. End of september means peregrines will start moving. I may take this wednesday off of school if it is good weather! I was there two years ago and had 60 peregrines in one day. and 100 merlins. Well enjoy some more of these pictures. My favorite shot is the first one where he was banking and i got his back!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsG8yOjXI/AAAAAAAAAbs/Fc3mVnRoB6w/s1600-h/merlin10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386494389731102066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsG8yOjXI/AAAAAAAAAbs/Fc3mVnRoB6w/s400/merlin10.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsH1rjM_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/qLXD12NXz6I/s1600-h/merlin13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386494405003916274" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 337px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsH1rjM_I/AAAAAAAAAcE/qLXD12NXz6I/s400/merlin13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsHivTzaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/nS9a_ZrlUA4/s1600-h/merlin12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386494399919410594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsHivTzaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/nS9a_ZrlUA4/s400/merlin12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />below is the sharp shinned hawk<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsHByhiTI/AAAAAAAAAb0/K_m9RX_Wv6E/s1600-h/merlin11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386494391074523442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsHByhiTI/AAAAAAAAAb0/K_m9RX_Wv6E/s400/merlin11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsISXTXkI/AAAAAAAAAcM/d4H0oHcSHgQ/s1600-h/merlin+14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386494412703620674" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SsCsISXTXkI/AAAAAAAAAcM/d4H0oHcSHgQ/s400/merlin+14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-85358811518846321982009-09-24T18:13:00.001-07:002009-09-24T18:18:02.346-07:00Bird Boys Back<div>hello, Everyone, I am now back for some more bird posts! I have had a really busy summer. I am now into junior year and it is really hard. Therefore I needed my sleep and havent had time to post :) Well I didnt bird much either. Now its mid september or end of it, the hawks are in full force. I went shorebirding for one of my first times ever at Jamaica bay this august. I got some really cool shots of least sandpipers. I also got some awesome merlin shots last week at fire island which gave me the inspiration to post today. these are only half the merlin shots, I will post the rest soon. BirdBoy</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaAcoVCFI/AAAAAAAAAbc/F55ePxC1HLI/s1600-h/merlin4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385207849415936082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaAcoVCFI/AAAAAAAAAbc/F55ePxC1HLI/s400/merlin4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaAMmC1zI/AAAAAAAAAbU/x7DBIM4PncE/s1600-h/merlin3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385207845111387954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaAMmC1zI/AAAAAAAAAbU/x7DBIM4PncE/s400/merlin3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwZ_gq6qII/AAAAAAAAAbM/qPcH_5LtNx0/s1600-h/merlin2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385207833320663170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwZ_gq6qII/AAAAAAAAAbM/qPcH_5LtNx0/s400/merlin2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaA9EYSfI/AAAAAAAAAbk/A_pRFk4-sts/s1600-h/merlin5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385207858123524594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwaA9EYSfI/AAAAAAAAAbk/A_pRFk4-sts/s400/merlin5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwZ_SHWdBI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ErKHceu877g/s1600-h/merlin1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385207829413393426" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SrwZ_SHWdBI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ErKHceu877g/s400/merlin1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-65339981178744418552009-07-12T17:31:00.000-07:002009-07-13T20:07:06.561-07:00peregrines take 2I had a lot better luck with the peregrines this past week. I cant say a lot better because I still havent achieved what I want from them, but thats me being greedy. Atleast these pictures the belly of the peregrine look white inseatd of black, which is good haha. I like good pictures of the peregrines in which their white body is against the brown cliff, photographer Steve Sachs who takes way better pictures than me :)has great pictures of these peregrines on his website stevesachsphotography.com Hope you like<br /><br />We arrived at the nest at 7 and by the looks of the peregrines crop it most likely already hunted.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10rZUyzI/AAAAAAAAAa8/vf3L5upPDyI/s1600-h/bboy5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358146467038284594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10rZUyzI/AAAAAAAAAa8/vf3L5upPDyI/s400/bboy5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Full frame of the peregrine with top of cliff in background<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv1zaQcV3I/AAAAAAAAAac/5FDT09Hs3mo/s1600-h/bboy1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358146445257758578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv1zaQcV3I/AAAAAAAAAac/5FDT09Hs3mo/s400/bboy1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10cz62LI/AAAAAAAAAa0/aQO9-E7i4zc/s1600-h/bboy4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358146463123298482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10cz62LI/AAAAAAAAAa0/aQO9-E7i4zc/s400/bboy4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10BYZsBI/AAAAAAAAAas/SimyZTAUUCI/s1600-h/bboy3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358146455760121874" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv10BYZsBI/AAAAAAAAAas/SimyZTAUUCI/s400/bboy3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv1zhFjMLI/AAAAAAAAAak/iwlCb55ZMhs/s1600-h/bboy2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358146447091118258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Slv1zhFjMLI/AAAAAAAAAak/iwlCb55ZMhs/s400/bboy2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-64576870110175068282009-07-02T07:33:00.001-07:002009-07-02T07:44:11.451-07:00peregrines<div>Its summer!! that means sleep and eat and bird. I went to the palisades cliffs to watch a nesting pair of peregrines. By this time the young are about to fledge.While I was watching them and they mated? That usually means the first brood did not survive and they would try again. That means i got the whole summer to watch the peregrines. I managed to get a few shots even though here in NY the weather stinks. It goes from sunny to hail back to sunny in 5 minutes. Well these two pictures are good silhouettes. if you look up and see a black object like this it may be a peregrine falcon :)</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SkzHbdn1yAI/AAAAAAAAAaU/oMBp_F337uw/s1600-h/IMG_5559_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353873331658803202" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SkzHbdn1yAI/AAAAAAAAAaU/oMBp_F337uw/s400/IMG_5559_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SkzHa9QK9oI/AAAAAAAAAaM/9CM3vbtm780/s1600-h/IMG_5558_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353873322969593474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SkzHa9QK9oI/AAAAAAAAAaM/9CM3vbtm780/s400/IMG_5558_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-46154135985866940272009-06-22T10:30:00.000-07:002009-06-22T10:48:03.410-07:00Powerlines=birds!The part I like most about birding is using knowledge to find birds. There is one part of my town in which there are huge powerlines that have great habitat underneath. I drive by it all the time and I cringe because I want to survey it. Well I finally did and now I go alot. Birdgirl would love this place because there are numerous prairie warblers. They are everywhere. There is also a good amounts of blue winged warblers, orioles, indigo buntings, and towhees, and bluebirds. The biggest surprise was a fledgling screech owl, that was in a bush not 4 feet off the ground. Ofcourse I didnt have my camera. I feel if you put the camera in the car the birds will come out. URghhh<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well here are some songbird picturess!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DSAdPFpI/AAAAAAAAAaE/OB8jUP-rkqs/s1600-h/IMG_5247_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350209596467123858" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DSAdPFpI/AAAAAAAAAaE/OB8jUP-rkqs/s400/IMG_5247_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DR-tjbBI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/e2Hgt6XuU3A/s1600-h/IMG_5226_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350209595998694418" style="WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DR-tjbBI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/e2Hgt6XuU3A/s400/IMG_5226_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRoP2JaI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/NsisgHBEX7c/s1600-h/IMG_5482_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350209589968512418" style="WIDTH: 341px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRoP2JaI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/NsisgHBEX7c/s400/IMG_5482_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRFGf7nI/AAAAAAAAAZs/TIhnuqMLD8I/s1600-h/IMG_4784_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350209580534066802" style="WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRFGf7nI/AAAAAAAAAZs/TIhnuqMLD8I/s400/IMG_4784_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRB2hyqI/AAAAAAAAAZk/GNn1oSskoRY/s1600-h/IMG_5479_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350209579661773474" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 382px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Sj_DRB2hyqI/AAAAAAAAAZk/GNn1oSskoRY/s400/IMG_5479_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-53651624761589986702009-06-18T07:50:00.000-07:002009-06-18T08:04:48.310-07:00bird boys perspective<div>I havent talked really about where I am located. I do pretty local walks. I am located a mile from the Hudson River.This is awesome because it is a major flyway for birds. Sadly no warblers move through my yard :( Across the river on the palisadesis where I count hawks every fall. Now I have my camera i will be posting some awesome shots. We put up a fake Owl and the hawks will dive bomb it for awesome pictures. The palisades is also awesome for peregrines.</div><div>Below is taken from a high street in Ossining my town.</div><div>It is a picture of the palisades side of river and croton point park</div><div>Croton point park is very famous for birds. I recently found out, this is where Peterson was when he decided to make the field guide. </div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjpW4HB5PfI/AAAAAAAAAZc/hT8VqjKCbVg/s1600-h/IMG_4729.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348683029415542258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjpW4HB5PfI/AAAAAAAAAZc/hT8VqjKCbVg/s400/IMG_4729.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-67436428317724794982009-06-14T12:15:00.000-07:002009-06-14T12:19:56.121-07:00Raptors part 2!here are some more pictures from the feastival last weekend. My favorite picture is the Eagle Owl face shot. His eyes are awesome red orange.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoQ9DF-I/AAAAAAAAAY8/xs3zDqV9EIM/s1600-h/falcon8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347264387201832930" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoQ9DF-I/AAAAAAAAAY8/xs3zDqV9EIM/s400/falcon8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Below is a Goshawk<br /><br /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMo5E76ZI/AAAAAAAAAZU/-DEVeFF5uvo/s1600-h/falcon11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347264397972334994" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMo5E76ZI/AAAAAAAAAZU/-DEVeFF5uvo/s400/falcon11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Peregrine falcon Does anyone know why the breast is orangey?<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoOb3CMI/AAAAAAAAAY0/-nMiKwmIV9A/s1600-h/falcon7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347264386525759682" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoOb3CMI/AAAAAAAAAY0/-nMiKwmIV9A/s400/falcon7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A funny looking snowy owl<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMon3TeZI/AAAAAAAAAZM/iXQFNQTE6mI/s1600-h/falcon9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347264393351756178" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMon3TeZI/AAAAAAAAAZM/iXQFNQTE6mI/s400/falcon9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoaDzBgI/AAAAAAAAAZE/x1n389lP_Bk/s1600-h/falcon10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347264389646059010" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/SjVMoaDzBgI/AAAAAAAAAZE/x1n389lP_Bk/s400/falcon10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6883992457085615234.post-44256825395172283242009-06-09T14:17:00.000-07:002009-06-09T14:26:44.641-07:00Raptor extravaganzaThis past weekend i went to a big falconry gathering here in New York. It was awesome, there had to be atleast 50 different birds of prey. It gave some good oppurtunities to get portrait shots of raptors i would never get in the wild. They had birds including Goshawks,snowy owls, Gyrfalcons, all sorts of hybrid falcons, Hawks, Pretty much everything. It really made me want to become a falconer. Well I got a lot of pictures so this may take two posts :)<br /><br /><br />Below is a Hybrid falcon of some sort<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S-DSVTSI/AAAAAAAAAYs/dAGjnsXXlbE/s1600-h/falcon4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345441771211279650" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S-DSVTSI/AAAAAAAAAYs/dAGjnsXXlbE/s400/falcon4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Below is a red tail with a beautiful red background<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S-GnzM8I/AAAAAAAAAYk/YCpJEegbltQ/s1600-h/falcon5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345441772106625986" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S-GnzM8I/AAAAAAAAAYk/YCpJEegbltQ/s400/falcon5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The coolest part of the day was when one of the falconers flew his falcon. he swumg his lure around and the falcon would dive extremely fast! and hit the lure. I got the perfect shot feet out and u can see the lure in the left part of frame, he was flying so fast it was too hard to focus on it<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S96jY_qI/AAAAAAAAAYc/Z0Hdsbkt3zY/s1600-h/falcon3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345441768866905762" style="WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S96jY_qI/AAAAAAAAAYc/Z0Hdsbkt3zY/s400/falcon3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S962kQuI/AAAAAAAAAYU/-98Dz30j_EA/s1600-h/falcon2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345441768947335906" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S962kQuI/AAAAAAAAAYU/-98Dz30j_EA/s400/falcon2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S9t-RH0I/AAAAAAAAAYM/Vd07FHOafHA/s1600-h/falcon1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345441765489975106" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Zcd4uQ3L-X8/Si7S9t-RH0I/AAAAAAAAAYM/Vd07FHOafHA/s400/falcon1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div>BirdBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445526081494251299noreply@blogger.com3